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A 60-year-old obese male client has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a lipid panel of TC=250 HDL=32 LDL=165. The nurse
practitioner teaches the patient about his modifiable cardiac risk factors, which include:
a. diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia
b. advancing age, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and male gender
c. hyperlipidemia, smoking and family history of heart disease
d. male with age >45, diabetes mellitys and hyperlipidemia
a. diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia
When treating inflammatory pain, the NP knows treatment is focused on managing the inflammation. Appropriate medications
for inflammatory pain include all of the following except:
a. NSAIDS
b. Opioids
c. Corticosteroids
b. Opioids
According to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification, patients who have symptoms only with marked
exertion are classified as:
a. Class II
b. Stage 1
c. Class I
d. Class IV
a. Class II
,Which of the following assessments are commonly noted in a client with Parkinson's disease:
a. exaggeration of rapid successive movements
b. increased arm swing
c. Micrographia and bradycardia
d. Micrographia and bradykinesia
d. Micrographia and bradykinesia
The most common neurological cause of seizures in an older adult is:
a. multiple sclerosis
b. stroke
c. Alzheimer disease
d. peripheral neuropathy
b. stroke
Patients with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee have a distinguishable gait described as:
a. antalgic
b. festinating
c. steppage
d. ataxic
a. antalgic
According to the 2017 Guideline for High Blood Pressure in Adults the recommended blood pressure goal for a 55 year old man
with a history of chronic kidney disease is:
a. <140/80
b. <120/80
c. <130/80
, d. <150/90
c. <130/80
Periods of increased activity, when the patient did not seem to need to sleep or reports being very productive not needing
sleep are:
a. symptoms of schizophrenia
b. symptoms of worsening depression
c. symtoms of unipolar depression
d. symptoms of hypomania or mania
d. symptoms of hypomania or mania
A 56 year old man presents to the office with concerns about low energy, lack of joy in his life and decreased appetite for 2
weeks. The nurse practitioner assesses him using SIG-E CAPS, the NP knows that the E stands for
a. energy (decreased)
b. emotional instability
c. ego dystonia
d. enthusiasm (decreased)
a. energy (decreased)
Terazosin, an alpha blocker, is prescribed to treat the following conditions:
a. benign prostatic hypertrophy and hypertension
b. benign prostatic hypertrophy and hypotension
c. urinary tract infection and arrhythmia
d. chronic prostatitis and atrial fibrillationn
a. benign prostatic hypertrophy and hypertension